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<\/a><\/p>\nShe says, \u201cI\u2019m excited about defending my title. I can\u2019t wait to win again.\u201d Her strategy is \u201cto pick out a skinny frog, play with it, pre-jump it, feed it really good and love it. I am going to name my frog \u2018Skinny Legs.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Bria is the third generation of the Heintz Family of Angels Camp to figure prominently in the annual event which will be held at Frogtown May 19-22.<\/p>\n
Past family winners include Bria\u2019s uncle Mike Nash who won the competition in 2006, her cousin Casey Nash, who won in 2014. Her cousin Raychel Nash finished second, behind Bria, last year. Family patriarch Jerry Heintz was a longtime member of the Angels Camp Boosters Club, helping to manage Frog Jump staging for decades.<\/p>\n
The family is part of the Calaveras Frog Jockeys team which was established over 30 years ago by Mike Nash and his friends Jon and Laura Kitchell while students at Bret Harte High School. Since then, the Kitchell, Nash and Heintz families have repeatedly finished in the top eight spots in the Frog Jump Grand Finals.<\/p>\n
Frog jump fun is at the heart of the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. This year\u2019s Fair theme is \u201cDancing With the Steers\u201d and the event boasts all the features of a traditional county fair \u2013 agriculture and livestock exhibits; carnival rides; rodeo; arts, crafts, floral and homemaking displays and a Destruction Derby. The International Jumping Frog Jubilee has been the center of attention for decades, with qualifying rounds the first three days and the Grand Finals on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Everyone is trying to beat the World’s Record of 21 feet, 5 and \u00be inches, which was set in 1986 by the late Lee Giudici and his frog Rosie the Ribiter. His team of family and friends is among those who have been participating at Frog Jump for over 50 years. A $5,000 prize will be awarded if a new World\u2019s Record is set this year. If not, the winning frog receives $750 and a large trophy.<\/p>\n
Frog jockey teams take the competition seriously, but anyone can jump a frog for fun at Frogtown. There is a $5 fee for each jump. Kids jump for free on Thursday, May 19.<\/p>\n
For complete information on the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, visit \u00a0www.frogtown.org<\/a> or call 209-736-2561.<\/p>\n